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USA complete 16-team line-up for 2026 edition of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.
The line-up for the Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 has been finalised, with USA becoming the 16th and final team to book tickets for Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Led by wicketkeeper-batter Arjun Mahesh, the Americans breezed through the double round-robin Qualifier on home soil in Rydal, Georgia and qualified with a game in hand to be played against Canada on 16 August.
A look at how the U19 World Cup will look next year in Namibia and Zimbabwe. (ICC)
- How the 16 were decided
The top 10 teams from the 2024 edition in South Africa secured automatic qualification for the 2026 event, as well as Full Member hosts Zimbabwe.
The final five spots were decided through regional qualifiers around the world.
- Who’s in?
Joining Zimbabwe in automatic qualification included Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the West Indies.
Attention then turned to regional qualifying, beginning with Division 2 qualifiers in four of the five regions across the globe, feeding into Division 1 action in 2025.
